Nearly 40 Southwest Baptist University students were inducted into the Missouri Gamma
Chapter of Alpha Chi Honor Society April 6.
Alpha Chi is a national college honor society that admits students from all academic disciplines. Membership is limited to the top 10 percent of an institution’s juniors and seniors who have at least a 3.8 grade point average and a record that reflects academic integrity and honesty.
“We are very proud to see so many accomplished students recognized by being admitted to one of the nation’s premier honor societies,” said Coyle Neal, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science.
Students who were inducted are:
- Miranda Applegate, a junior music education major from Bolivar, Mo.
- Ashley Bauer, a junior elementary education major from Galena, Mo.
- Kristen Blair, a junior management major from Shawnee Mission, Kan.
- Christian Blodig, a junior management major from Schwalbach, Germany.
- Julie Bowman, a junior mathematics and computer science major from Franklin, N.C.
- Jonathan Brant, a junior nursing major from Springfield, Mo.
- Douglas Click, a junior health science major from Marionville, Mo.
- Taylor Coram, a junior intercultural studies major from Kansas City, Mo.
- Mackenzie Cully, a junior exercise science major from Sparta, Mo.
- Stephen Davis, a senior accounting and information assurance major from Bolivar, Mo.
- Melody Glasgow, a junior marketing major from Bolivar, Mo.
- Tarah Goodknight, a senior biology major with a concentration in biomedical science from Princeton, Mo.
- Kaley Hansen, a junior exercise science major from Lake Saint Louis, Mo.
- Chelsea Hilbert, a junior intercultural studies major from Owasso, Okla.
- Kayla Hunting, a junior Christian ministry major with a concentration in youth ministry from Pueblo, Colo.
- Brittany Jones, a junior organizational and strategic communications major from Grain Valley, Mo.
- Emily Jones, a junior Christian ministry major with a concentration in children’s ministry from El Dorado Springs, Mo.
- Aleece Kanai, a junior biology major with biomedical science concentration from Aurora, Ill.
- Laura Kester, a junior organizational and strategic communication major from Springfield, Mo.
- Uriah Lentz, a junior middle school math education major from Bolivar, Mo.
- Corie Liska, a junior nursing major from Mountain Grove, Mo.
- Hannah Louvier, a senior management major from Salem, Ill.
- Maria Martin, a junior accounting major from Osage Beach, Mo.
- Kelli McNabb, a junior computer science major from Clever, Mo.
- Hunter Moore, a junior music education major from Malone, Wis.
- Aaron Morley, a junior music education major from Monett, Mo.
- Amanda Nissen, a senior elementary education major from Liberty, Mo.
- Amber Northcutt, a junior music education major from St. Charles, Mo.
- Emma Richardson, a junior psychology major from Grain Valley, Mo.
- Taylor Schmidt, a senior biology major with a concentration in biomedical science from Liberty, Mo.
- Joshua Sharp, a senior psychology major from Roach, Mo.
- Caitlin Tufts, a December 2015 elementary education graduate from Windsor, Colo.
- Ruoxi Zhang, a junior computer science major from China.
- Amy Vitt, a junior English education major from Raymore, Mo.
- Joseph Wagner, a junior accounting major from Joplin, Mo.
- Trey Walker, a junior religion and philosophy major from Charleston, Mo.
- Seth Walley, a junior general music major from Willard, Mo.
For more information about Alpha Chi at SBU, contact Dr. Neal at (417) 328-1722 or cneal@SBUniv.edu.
Pictured above are SBU students who attended the Alpha Chi Honor Society induction ceremony including, from left, row 1 — Kristen Blair, Ashley Bauer, Tarah Goodknight, Emma Richardson, Mackenzie Colly, Amanda Nissen, Ruoxi Zhang, Uriah Lentz; row 2 — Caitlin Tufts, Amy Vitt, Emily Jones, Julie Bowman, Miranda Applegate, Melody Glasgow, Aaron Morley, Trey Walker; row 3 — Joseph Wagner, Seth Walley, Amber Northcutt, Josh Sharp and Christian Blodig.